Provinces of Argentina 240432 224171365 2008-07-07T17:25:14Z Chobot 259798 robot Adding: [[ko:아르헨티나의 행정 구역]] {| align="right" style="background:transparent;" |- style="vertical-align:top;" | [[Image:Argentina - Map - Provinces with names.png|thumb|right|Argentina and its provinces, including its claim to the [[Falkland Islands]] ({{lang-es|Islas Malvinas}}).]] | {{Politics of Argentina}} |} [[Argentina]] is subdivided into twenty-three [[province]]s ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''provincias'', singular ''provincia'') and one [[federal district]] (''Capital de la República'' or ''Capital de la Nación'', informally the ''Capital Federal''). The federal district and the provinces have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Provinces are then divided into [[Departments of Argentina|departments]] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''departamentos'', singular ''departamento''), except for [[Buenos Aires Province]], which is divided into ''partidos''. == Regions == {{main|Geography of Argentina}} The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the ''Pampas' plains'' and ''Pampas' sierras''): {| class="wikitable" !width="150px"| Region ! Provinces included |- | [[Argentine Northwest]] |style="font-size:90%;"| [[Jujuy Province|Jujuy]], [[Salta Province|Salta]], [[Tucumán Province|Tucumán]], [[Catamarca Province|Catamarca]], [[La Rioja Province (Argentina)|La Rioja]] |- | [[Gran Chaco]] |style="font-size:90%;"| [[Formosa Province|Formosa]], [[Chaco Province|Chaco]], [[Santiago del Estero Province|Santiago del Estero]] |- | [[Mesopotamia, Argentina|Mesopotamia]] |style="font-size:90%;"| [[Misiones Province|Misiones]], [[Entre Ríos Province|Entre Ríos]], [[Corrientes Province|Corrientes]] |- | [[Cuyo, Argentina|Cuyo]] |style="font-size:90%;"| [[San Juan Province (Argentina)|San Juan]], [[Mendoza Province|Mendoza]], [[San Luis Province|San Luis]] |- | [[Pampa|The Pampas]] |style="font-size:90%;"| [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba]], [[Santa Fe Province|Santa Fe]], [[La Pampa Province|La Pampa]], [[Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires]] |- | [[Patagonia]] |style="font-size:90%;"| [[Río Negro Province|Rio Negro]], [[Neuquén Province|Neuquén]], [[Chubut Province|Chubut]], [[Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)|Santa Cruz]], [[Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)|Tierra del Fuego]] |} Even though there are provinces that belong to more than one region, they are shown here within the most representative region. In the Tucumán province, the smallest of Argentina, coexist three regions: the [[Pampas]] to the south, [[Gran Chaco]] to the northeast, and [[Argentine Northwest]]. == Provinces == {| style="background:transparent;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- valign="top" |style="width:350px; font-size:95%;"| # [[Buenos Aires|Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires]]{{smallsup|a}} # [[Buenos Aires Province|Provincia de Buenos Aires]] # [[Catamarca Province|Provincia de Catamarca]] # [[Chaco Province|Provincia del Chaco]] # [[Chubut Province|Provincia del Chubut]] # [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Provincia de Córdoba]] # [[Corrientes Province|Provincia de Corrientes]] # [[Entre Ríos Province|Provincia de Entre Ríos]] # [[Formosa Province|Provincia de Formosa]] # [[Jujuy Province|Provincia de Jujuy]] # [[La Pampa Province|Provincia de La Pampa]] # [[La Rioja Province (Argentina)|Provincia de La Rioja]] # [[Mendoza Province|Provincia de Mendoza]] # [[Misiones Province|Provincia de Misiones]] # [[Neuquén Province|Provincia del Neuquén]] # [[Río Negro Province|Provincia de Río Negro]]{{smallsup|b}} # [[Salta Province|Provincia de Salta]] # [[San Juan Province (Argentina)|Provincia de San Juan]] # [[San Luis Province|Provincia de San Luis]] # [[Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)|Provincia de Santa Cruz]] # [[Santa Fe Province|Provincia de Santa Fe]] # [[Santiago del Estero Province|Provincia de Santiago del Estero]] # [[Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)|Provincia de Tierra del Fuego,<br/>Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur]]{{smallsup|c}} # [[Tucumán Province|Provincia de Tucumán]] {{smaller|<sup>a</sup> Federal district. Also known as [[Buenos Aires|Ciudad de Buenos Aires]].<br/><sup>b</sup> or [[Río Negro Province|Provincia del Río Negro]].<br/><sup>c</sup> Tierra del Fuego, Antarctic claim, South Atlantic islands.}} | [[Image:Argentina.geohive.gif|thumb|left|240px|Administrative divisions of Argentina.]] |} == Demographics == {{main|Demographics of Argentina}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;" ! Province/District ! Capital !width="80px"| Population (2001) !!width="30px"| Rank !!width="60px"| Area (km²) !!width="30px"| Rank !!width="60px"| Density (/km²) !!width="30px"| Rank |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |\\\\ align="left"| [[Buenos Aires]] || - | {{commas|2776138}} || 4 || 203 || 24 || {{commas|13675.6}} || 1 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Buenos Aires Province]] |align="left"| [[La Plata]] | {{commas|13827203}} || 1 || {{commas|307571}} || 1 || 44.95 || 3 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Catamarca Province]] |align="left"| [[San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca|San Fernando del V.]]{{smallsup|a}} | {{commas|334568}} || 20 || {{commas|102602}} || 11 || 3.26 || 19 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Chaco Province]] |align="left"| [[Resistencia, Chaco|Resistencia]] | {{commas|984446}} || 9 || {{commas|99633}} || 12 || 9.90 || 11 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Chubut Province]] |align="left"| [[Rawson, Chubut|Rawson]] | {{commas|413237}} || 18 || {{commas|224686}} || 3 || 1.84 || 23 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Córdoba Province (Argentina)|Córdoba Province]] |align="left"| [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]] | {{commas|3066801}} || 2 || {{commas|165321}} || 5 || 18.60 || 6 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Corrientes Province]] |align="left"| [[Corrientes]] | {{commas|930991}} || 11 || {{commas|88199}} || 16 || 10.60 || 10 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Entre Ríos Province]] |align="left"| [[Paraná, Argentina|Paraná]] | {{commas|1158147}} || 7 || {{commas|78781}} || 17 || 14.70 || 7 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Formosa Province]] |align="left"| [[Formosa, Argentina|Formosa]] | {{commas|486559}} || 16 || {{commas|72066}} || 19 || 6.75 || 14 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Jujuy Province]] |align="left"| [[San Salvador de Jujuy]] | {{commas|611888}} || 14 || {{commas|53219}} || 20 || 11.50 || 8 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[La Pampa Province]] |align="left"| [[Santa Rosa, Argentina|Santa Rosa]] | {{commas|299294}} || 21 || {{commas|143440}} || 8 || 2.00 || 22 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[La Rioja Province (Argentina)|La Rioja Province]] |align="left"| [[La Rioja, Argentina|La Rioja]] | {{commas|289983}} || 22 || {{commas|89680}} || 14 || 3.23 || 20 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Mendoza Province]] |align="left"| [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]] | {{commas|1579651}} || 5 || {{commas|148827}} || 7 || 10.61 || 9 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Misiones Province]] |align="left"| [[Posadas, Misiones|Posadas]] | {{commas|965522}} || 10 || {{commas|29801}} || 21 || 32.40 || 4 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Neuquén Province]] |align="left"| [[Neuquén]] | {{commas|474155}} || 17 || {{commas|94078}} || 13 || 5.00 || 16 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Río Negro Province]] |align="left"| [[Viedma]] | {{commas|552822}} || 15 || {{commas|203013}} || 4 || 2.72 || 21 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Salta Province]] |align="left"| [[Salta]] | {{commas|1079051}} || 8 || {{commas|155488}} || 6 || 6.94 || 12 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[San Juan Province (Argentina)|San Juan Province]] |align="left"| [[San Juan, Argentina|San Juan]] | {{commas|620023}} || 13 || {{commas|89651}} || 15 || 6.92 || 13 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[San Luis Province]] |align="left"| [[San Luis, Argentina|San Luis]] | {{commas|367933}} || 19 || {{commas|76748}} || 18 || 4.80 || 17 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Santa Cruz Province (Argentina)|Santa Cruz Province]] |align="left"| [[Río Gallegos]] | {{commas|196958}} || 23 || {{commas|243943}} || 2 || 0.81 || 24 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Santa Fe Province]] |align="left"| [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]] | {{commas|3000701}} || 3 || {{commas|133007}} || 10 || 22.56 || 5 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Santiago del Estero Province]]{{spaces|2}} |align="left"| [[Santiago del Estero]] | {{commas|804457}} || 12 || {{commas|136351}} || 9 || 5.90 || 15 |- bgcolor="#f5faff" |align="left"| [[Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)|Tierra del Fuego Province]] |align="left"| [[Ushuaia]] | {{commas|101079}} || 24 || {{commas|21263}}{{smallsup|b}} || 23 || 4.75{{smallsup|b}} || 18 |- bgcolor="#d0e7ff" |align="left"| [[Tucumán Province]] |align="left"| [[San Miguel de Tucumán]]{{spaces|2}} | {{commas|1338523}} || 6 || {{commas|22524}} || 22 || 59.42 || 2 |} {{smaller|<sup>a</sup> [[San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca]].<br/><sup>b</sup> Not including claims on the [[Falkland Islands|Malvinas (Falkland Islands)]] or [[Argentine Antarctica]].}} == Politics == ''See also [[List of Governors in Argentina]] {{Argentina linked map|400}} The internal products of the provinces are merged into the national product, and then the national budget is decided, including what percentage of it is given to each province. Provinces are free to choose their own utilization of the assigned percentage of the national product. Each province has also its own government, with a governor, a senate and a deputy chamber. It is not uncommon though, for the national government to ''[[federal intervention|intervene]]'' in a province under internal instability or after a corruption scandal, designating an intervenor to replace the local government until the situation is normalized. Many provinces have had, or still have, governments controlled by a single family. This is the case of the [[Rodríguez Saá]] in [[San Luis Province]],[http://www.almargen.com.ar/sitio/seccion/historia/sanluis/] the Saadi family in [[Catamarca Province]],[http://www.rebelion.org/argentina/040330esquivel.htm] and many others, often involved in corruption or criminal scandals that are never solved, such as the murder of [[María Soledad Morales]] in Catamarca while [[Ramón Saadi]] was its governor.[http://www.clarin.com/diario/especiales/soledad/index.html] == History == {{main|History of Argentina}} The north of Argentina was the first part of the present country to be explored by the [[Spanish colonisation of the Americas|Spanish colonisation]], searching for the routes that would allow them to bring the gold and silver extracted in the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]] to the port of [[Buenos Aires]]. [[Santiago del Estero]], in the year 1550, was the first city founded in the territory with such ends, but lost its importance when [[Tucumán]] and [[Salta]] replaced it as mid-stops to the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic coast]] when these two cities secured from the aboriginal attacks, and economically strengthened. The centre of the country was also soon explored and inhabited, being the most important of the first founded cities the city of [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], that became not only a political but also cultural centre with the creation of the first university, the [[Universidad Nacional de Córdoba]] in 1622. Most capital cities of the centre-northern Argentina were founded before the year 1600, except for [[Santa Rosa, Argentina|Santa Rosa]] in [[La Pampa Province]], and [[Resistencia, Chaco|Resistencia]] in [[Chaco Province]]. To the south of the [[Colorado River (Argentina)|Colorado River]], the [[Patagonia]] remained under control of the aboriginals. The river itself served as natural frontier. It was not until the infamous [[Julio Argentino Roca|Roca]]'s [[Conquest of the Desert]], started in 1879, when the southern part of Argentina was conquered in what meant the near annihilation of the aboriginal people living in these lands. The current political division of the provinces of Patagonia was set in 1884 and has not been changed since then, except between 1944 and 1955 when a stripe covering the southern part of [[Chubut Province]] and the northern part of [[Santa Cruz Province, Argentina|Santa Cruz Province]] was named ''Comodoro Rivadavia Military Zone''. But the ''National Territories'' didn't have provincial status until the 20th century. They were named provinces in 1957. The exception is [[Tierra del Fuego Province (Argentina)|Tierra del Fuego Province]], which was named in 1990. Due to the late conquest of the south of the country and the prevailing cold weather, most people live in the central or northern provinces. Recent immigration to the south, mainly from [[Buenos Aires Province]] and [[Buenos Aires]] city, is lessening this difference. == See also == * [[ISO 3166-2:AR]], the ISO codes for the provinces of Argentina. * [[List of Argentine Provinces by Human Development Index]] * [[List of Argentine provinces by GDP (nominal)]] * [[List of Argentine provinces by GDP (nominal) per capita]] == External links == * [http://argentour.com/en/province/argentina_provinces.php Argentine provinces] * {{es icon}} [http://www.argentinaworld.com.ar/ Information of Argentine provinces] * {{es icon}} [http://www.todo-argentina.net/Geografia/provincias/index.htm ''Provincias Argentinas''] * {{es icon}} [http://www.redargentina.com/mipais/divisionterritorial.asp Territorial Division] * [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Argentinaprov.html Provinces' Flags and Governors since 1983] {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of South American countries}} <!--Categories--> [[Category:Geography of Argentina]] [[Category:Subdivisions of Argentina]] [[Category:Lists of country subdivisions|Argentina, Provinces of]] [[Category:First-level administrative country subdivisions]] [[Category:Country subdivisions of the Americas]] <!--Other languages--> [[ar:محافظات الأرجنتين]] [[cy:Taleithiau'r Ariannin]] [[de:Liste der Provinzen Argentiniens]] [[es:Provincias de la Argentina]] [[eo:Provincoj de Argentino]] [[eu:Argentinaren banaketa administratiboa]] [[fr:Provinces de l'Argentine]] [[ko:아르헨티나의 행정 구역]] [[it:Province dell'Argentina]] [[lt:Argentinos provincijos]] [[nl:Provincies van Argentinië]] [[ja:アルゼンチンの地方行政区画]] [[no:Provinser i Argentina]] [[pl:Podział administracyjny Argentyny]] [[pt:Províncias da Argentina]] [[ro:Provinciile Argentinei]] [[ru:Административное деление Аргентины]] [[tr:Arjantin'in eyaletleri]] [[uk:Адміністративний поділ Аргентини]] [[vec:Province de ł'Argentina]] [[zh:阿根廷行政区划]]